Greetings from Badlands National Park

My youngest daughter and I went to the Badlands on a girls weekend her junior year of high school. We camped, survived a hailstorm, made cocoa, and watched a billion stars come out together. You can’t put a price on the memories we made. It’s astounding that the Federal government considers the national parks a “non-essential” service to its citizens.

Sincerely,
Susan

Badlands National Park

This park's sharply textured rock formations share a 244,000-acre landscape with the largest protected mixed-grass prairie in the United States.

State(s): South Dakota

Established: 1929

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